Hittin' the road w/ @vsansone.bsky.social, Laken DeBoard, @drandrewk.bsky.social, & the @arrc.bsky.social team to hold rural community listening tours. If you live in WV, KS, MT, or PA, we may be coming to your community soon! Read more about the Rural Talent Labs project here: 👉 ruraltalentlabs.org

DOJ Deems Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Unconstitutional

DOJ Deems Definition of HSIs Unconstitutional, Won’t Defend

The Department of Justice said it won’t defend against a legal challenge to the law defining HSIs as having at least 25 percent Hispanic undergraduates. The program’s future is in jeopardy.

insidehighered.com

💚💙 Big News 💙💚

Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges@arrc.bsky.social · last yr.

We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.

@drandrewk.bsky.social and I had a wonderful time visiting Western Carolina University, a rural-serving Regional Public University, to help campus leaders think about how to tell their stories of impact and transformation. @arrc.bsky.social

A coalition of professors, diversity officers & restaurant worker advocates represented by Democracy Forward filed suit today to block Trump’s unlawful anti-DEIA actions. We'll continue using the power of the courts to challenge unlawful policies & fight to uphold decades of legal precedent. (1/3)

Tariffs, you say?

two men are sitting in front of a crowd and one of them is talking on a phone

ALT: two men are sitting in front of a crowd and one of them is talking on a phone

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A trove of court documents show how elite colleges gave wealthy, well-connected applicants an admissions advantage with the hopes of securing large donations. @byjoshmoody.bsky.social and I dove into the evidence and asked, does this still happen? www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

How wealthy universities prioritized rich applicants

Documents released in an antitrust lawsuit show how some elite colleges gave well-connected applicants a leg up in admissions. Are these practices ongoing?

insidehighered.com

Really excited about this awarded work from the ECMC Foundation. Thank you for believing in @arrc.bsky.social, RSIs, and funding our project with Child Trends to further our knowledge about RSIs, rural students, and rural communities. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Great insight in this Hechinger Report (& WaPo) news article from @arrc.bsky.social colleagues @drandrewk.bsky.social and @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social about #rural students and rural-serving institutions. #RSIs

Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors

As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding degree programs ranging from music to chemistry.

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